全新版大學英語1Unit-5Text-A-A-Valentine-Story-study.ppt

1、Unit Five,Text A A Valentine Story,- Doug Bell,Contents,1. Background knowledge 2. New Words and Phrases 3. Main Characters 4. Text Organization 5. Text Explanation 6. Text Analysis 7. Text Review 8. Summary of Text A,Do you know when is Valentines Day celebrated every year?,Valentines Day,Valentine

2、s Day is a lovers holiday celebrated on February 14, which is marked by the exchange of romantic cards, flowers, chocolate of heart shape and other gifts.,To girls a gateway between the U.S. and Latin American countries.,Because of its warm climate, Florida is one of the nations most important produ

3、cers of fruit, oranges being the most valuable crop.,Paraphrase: He tried to find the girl who shared many of his views, interests and feelings but who he had never met before. The girl was supposed to wear a rose at their first meeting.,Difficult sentences,He looked for the girl whose heart he knew

4、, but whose face he didnt, the girl with the rose.,They have much in common.,他在尋找一位姑娘,一位佩帶玫瑰的姑娘。他知其心,但不知其貌。,I was so absorbed in the detective story that I jumped up when someone patted me on the back.,Totally absorbed in writing the computer software, Michael ordered take-out food when he was hungr

5、y, and slept on the office floor when tired out.,be absorbed in sth,全神貫注于,2) take in,The moon has a rough surface that absorbs most of the sunlight that strikes it.,I havent really had time to absorb everything that my teacher said in class.,absorb: vt.,吸收，理解,2. Taking a book off the shelf he soon f

6、ound himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin.,He took a book off the shelf and soon he found that his attention was not drawn by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin.,他從書架上取下一本書，很快便被吸引住了，不是被書的內容，而是用鉛筆寫的眉批。,Difficult sentences,

7、Paraphrase:,margin: 1) sides of a page near the edge, where there is no writing or printing; edge of a pool,e.g. Some students like to take notes in the margin of their textbook. e.g. Dont sit on the margin of a river which is dangerous.,2) condition near the limit 邊際，差數(shù)，差額 e.g. He failed to be a me

8、mber of the committee by only a small margin. 以極少的票數(shù)之差落選,C.f.: 表示邊緣的詞： border 邊界 (不是一條線，而是有一定的寬度) edge 邊緣 (兩個平面或兩種狀態(tài)交接的很窄的邊緣、邊界) boundary 邊界線，邊界,reflect: 1) be a sign of, show 反映，顯示；,3) consider; think of 思考 ,反思,I must reflect upon what answer to give.,He reflected on his past mistakes.,我必須思考一下如何答復

9、.,他反省過去的錯誤.,2) make a visible image of 反射, 映射,平靜的水面映出了滿月。,The still water reflected the full moon.,報紙反映了公眾的看法：,Newspapers reflect the opinions of the public.,reflect: 1) be a sign of, show 反映，顯示；,3) consider; think of 思考 ,反思,reflection (n.) 反映，反射，倒影： e.g. the reflection of a tree in the river 對 的反思：

10、reflections on sth.,2) make a visible image of 反射, 映射,2. Taking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin.,He took a book off the shelf and soon he found that his attention was not drawn by the words of the book, but by

11、 the notes penciled in the margin.,他從書架上取下一本書，很快便被吸引住了，不是被書的內容，而是用鉛筆寫的眉批。,Difficult sentences,Paragraph 3,In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owners name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing

12、himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.,他花了一番工夫和努力，找到了她的地址。,第二天他被運往海外，參加第二次世界大戰(zhàn)。,send or transport (sb/sth) in a ship.,第二天他被運往海外，參加第二次世界大戰(zhàn)。,An X-ray will help locate where your ring has gone in your dogs stomach.,Keep talking with him

13、 for five more seconds and I will locate the place he is calling from.,確定位置/方位,2) fix or put in a certain place,Apartments located away from the main road usually fetch higher prices than those near the road.,The top fashion designer located this flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York.,locate vt

14、.,坐落在，位于,中心店,Paragraph 4-1,During the next year the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused.,在接下來的一年當中，兩人通過信件來往增進了了解。每一封信都如一顆種子撒入肥沃的心靈之土。浪漫的愛情之花就要綻開。布蘭查德提出要一張照片，可她拒絕了。,種子

15、,肥沃的心靈之土,發(fā)芽，萌芽,Why?,request: 1. v. ask (a person) to do sth.,All I request of you is that you should be early.,I requested him to use his influence on my behalf.,2. n. a polite demand,He made request that I should help him.,Collocation:,at sb.s request by request (of) comply with sb.s request make (

16、a) request for on request in great request (= much in request),應某人要求 照需要；依照請求 答應某人的請求 請求，要求 一經(jīng)要求 很為人們所需要，很受歡迎,Collocation:,Paragraph 4-2,She explained: “ If your feeling for me has any reality, any honest basis, what I look like wont matter. Suppose Im beautiful. Id always be haunted by the feeling

17、that you had been taking a chance on just that, and that kind of love would disgust me. Suppose Im plain (and you must admit that this is more likely). Then Id always fear that you were going on writing to me only because you were lonely and had no one else. No, dont ask for my picture. When you com

18、e to New York, you shall see me and then you shall make your decision.,真實的感情,誠實的感情基礎,be important,cause a strong and often sick feeling of dislike 使厭惡，使反感,相貌平平,haunt:,1. make sb worry or sad: 使擔憂，使苦惱；,2. (of ghosts) visit (a place) regularly; （鬼魂）常出沒于.,or be persistently in mind: 常出現(xiàn)在腦海中.,The house

19、was haunted.,The insulted feeling haunted me from time to time.,take a chance:,1. attempt to do sth in spite of the possibility of failure; 碰運氣；,2. take a risk; 冒險.,We took a chance on the weather and went for a picnic.,我們懷著天氣可能會好的僥幸心情去野餐。,You should never take chances when driving a car.,disgust: v

20、t. cause a strong and often sick feeling of dislike in (sb.),The way they treat their children disgusts all the neighbors.,The bad fish had a disgusting smell.,Paragraph 4-3,Remember, both of us are free to stop or to go on after that - whichever we choose .,break off the relation中止關系,繼續(xù)交往,切記，見面后我倆都

21、可以自由決定中止關系或繼續(xù)交往 無論你怎么選擇.”,our first meeting 首次見面,Paragraph 5,When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting - 7:00 p.m. at Grand Central Station, New York.,他從歐洲回國的日子終于到了。他們安排了兩人的第一次見面 晚上七點， 紐約格蘭德中央車站。,arranged 安排,schedule: 1. v. arrange for sth. to happen

22、 or to be done at a particular time,飛機定于4點起飛。,The plane is scheduled to take off at 4 oclock.,They have scheduled John to speak at the second period of class.,His arrival is scheduled for Sunday.,be scheduled to do sth be scheduled for sth,2. n. a timetable of things to be done, dealt with,Collocati

23、on:,according to schedule 按時間表,ahead of schedule 提前,behind schedule 落后于計劃或進度；遲于,on schedule 按時間表，準時,a tight / heavy schedule 排得緊緊的時間表,schedule: 1. v. arrange for sth. To happen or to be done at a particular time,Paragraph 6,Youll recognize me, she wrote, by the red rose Ill be wearing on my lapel. S

24、o, at 7:00 p.m. he was in the station looking for a girl who had filled such a special place in his life for the past 12 months, a girl he had never seen, yet whose written words had been with him and sustained him unfailingly.,“你會認出我的，” 她寫道，“我會在衣襟上戴一朵紅玫瑰?！?于是，晚上七點，他候在車站，尋找一位過去一年里在自己生活中占據(jù)了如此特殊地位的姑娘，

25、一位素未謀面，但其文字伴隨著他、始終支撐著他精神的姑娘。,sustain vt.,1) support emotionally; keep (an effort, etc.) going, maintain,A unshakable belief sustained the young man.,Although they had been trapped in the cave for two days, they were sustained by some dirty water and the belief that help would come soon.,一種不可動搖的信念支撐著

26、這個年輕人。,The teacher tried hard to sustain the childrens interest in learning English.,2) suffer; undergo,e.g. The aircrew sustained severe injuries when the plane crashed.,sustain vt.,c.f. sustain, support her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green s

27、uit she was like springtime come alive.,一位年輕的姑娘向我走來，她身材修長苗條。一頭卷曲的金發(fā)披在秀美的耳后；眼睛碧藍，如花似玉。她的雙唇和下頜柔中有剛，她身穿淺綠色套裝，猶如春天一般生氣盎然。,Good race dogs weigh around 50 pounds and have long legs and slim builds.,2) small,The chances of the Chinese Mens Football Team winning the World Cup are slim.,The single mother sup

28、ported her two kids with her slim waitress income.,苗條的體形,機會很小,微簿的收入,delicate adj.,More and more people prefer to live in the suburbs because of the delicate air.,The winner in the contest will be awarded a delicate violin.,Only the gentlest creams are fit for a babys delicate skin.,Soft or tender, f

29、ine or exquisite, pleasing etc.,空氣宜人,精致的小提琴,嬌嫩的皮膚,alive: adj. 1) living,The injured man is unconscious but still alive.,2) active; lively,Although he is eighty, he is still very alive.,c.f. alive, living eager (usu. + on / about / to do sth),He was keen to see Miss Maynell.,keen: adj. 1) (of interes

30、t, feeling, etc.) strong; deep 強烈的，深深的,Paragraph 12:,And there she stood. Her pale, round face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly glow. I did not hesitate.,她站在那兒，蒼白的圓臉顯得溫柔理智，灰色的眼睛透出熱情善良（的目光）。我沒有遲疑。,sensible adj. showing or having good sense, reasonable. (approv),Its wrong t

31、o think that ones culture is more sensible than that of other societies.,Youve made a sensible decision by not wearing high-heeled shoes while driving.,Cf. sensitive adj. affected greatly or easily by sth,Collocation: be sensitive to sth.,This material is sensitive to heat, while that one to moistur

32、e.,My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her. This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful.,Paragraph 13:,我手里緊握著那本小小的讓她辨認我的藍色皮面舊書。這

33、不會是愛情，但將是某種珍貴的、或許比愛情更美妙的東西，一種我曾經(jīng)感激，并將永遠感激的友情。,hold tightly,recognize,be grateful for sth: be thankful for sth,e.g. Can you identify your umbrella among this lot?,2) consider sth to be identical with sth; equate two things,identify vt.,1) recognize or say who or what sb or sth is,identify sth with st

34、h,e.g. One cannot identify happiness with wealth.,3) identify oneself with sth / sb. 支持, 認同,He refused to identify himself with the new director.,be grateful to sb for sth: feeling or showing thanks to sb because of sth; thankful.,I am most grateful to you for introducing me around so that I no long

35、er feel lonely in the new place.,The mother was grateful to the strangers for saving her childs life.,Paragraph 14:,I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. Im Lieutenant John Blanchard, and

36、 you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?,我挺胸站立，敬了個禮，并舉起手中的書好讓那位女士看。不過在我開口說話的時候，失望的痛苦幾乎使我哽咽?！拔沂羌s翰布蘭查德中尉，想必您就是梅奈爾小姐。很高興您來見我?？煞裾埬p光吃飯？”,make sth straight or level. (挺起胸膛),敬禮,be unable to speak or become speechless.,苦澀,I was so disappointed that I could hardly

37、 speak in a normal voice.,Why did the author feel disappointed?,Because he thought the lady with the rose couldnt meet his expectation, and he felt quite sorry that he couldnt follow the beautiful young lady.,Paragraph 15:,The womans face broadened into a smile. I dont know what this is about, son,

38、she answered, but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!,婦女的臉上綻開了

39、笑容?！拔也恢朗窃趺椿厥?，孩子，”她回答說，“可是剛才走過去的那位穿綠色套裝的姑娘，她央求我把這支玫瑰插在衣服上。她還說，要是你請我吃飯的話，我就告訴你，她就在街對面那個大飯店里等你。她說這是一種考驗！”,臉上綻開了笑容,Miss. Maynell,懇求,央求,broaden: vt/vi. make or become broader,他的見解在大學時代變得開闊起來。,His views broadened at college.,We should broaden our experience by traveling more.,開拓視野,broaden ones horizons /

40、 outlook,Word formation: adj/n + en v.,broad + en broaden,wide + en widen,heart + en hearten,short + en shorten,stiff + en stiffen,strength + en strengthen,adj + en v,n + en v,straight + en straighten,Part Four: Paragraph 1617.,The end of the story.,It was wise of Miss Maynell to give such a test.,P

41、aragraph 16:,Its not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynells wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.,梅奈爾小姐的智慧不難理解，也令人稱奇。心靈的本質是從其對不美的事物的態(tài)度中反映出來的。,The way one reacts to unattractive people reveals ones character. If one is a kind person he certainly wil

42、l treat the unattractive kindly.,in response to: in answer to,The teaching plan has been changed in response to the requirement of educational reform.,Stock prices went down in response to the news of a possible oil crisis.,可能發(fā)生石油危機的消息使得股票價格隨之下跌。,He opened the door in response to a knock.,他應敲門聲打開了房門

43、。,Paragraph 17:,Tell me whom you love, Houssaye wrote, and I will tell you who you are.,Like attracts like. Like knows like.,英雄識英雄,物以類聚,人以群分.,“告訴我你所愛者是誰，”何賽寫道，“我就知道你是什么樣的人?！?Sentence structure:,Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are.,If you tell me whom you love, I will tell you who

44、you are.,See “Structure” exercise 2, on page 150.,That is all for the explanation of Text A.,Next time, well do “Text Analysis”, “Review of The Text”, and some exercises.,See you next time.,Please review what we have learned today, and preview what we are going to learn next time.,Public libraries i

45、n the U.S.,Public libraries in the U.S. are free to the public. One can get a library card at the local library by filling in a form and showing the librarian a valid ID .,Besides borrowing books, people go to libraries to borrow video tapes, use the computers there, attend book readings by authors

46、and other cultural events. Libraries are regarded as community centers.,Public libraries in the U.S.,Boston Public Library,New York Public Library,New York Public Library,Text Analysis,Unit Five Text A,Rhetorical Device:,Simile:,Definition: A simile is a figure of speech which makes a comparison bet

47、ween two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common.,two,unlike elements,one,quality or characteristic in common.,Simile:,Example 1:,When we say “Jim looks like his brother Billy.”, we are making an ordinary comparison, for:,a) We are comparing two LIKE elements - they a

48、re both human beings;,b) We mean Jim is like his brother in appearance.,an ordinary,comparison,LIKE,Simile:,Example 2:,But when we say “Jim and Billy are as like as two peas.”, we are using a simile, for:,a) We are comparing two UNLIKE elements - human beings and peas.,b) We dont mean Jim and Billy

49、are literally like peas, but they have one thing in common with peas: great similarity in appearance.,simile,UNLIKE,similarity in appearance,Simile:,More examples:,The boy crept like snail to school.,Two UNLIKE elements: boy they have their exits and their entrances.,Now, lets see some similes and m

50、etaphors in our Text.,Rhetorical Device in our Text:,Simile:,A simile is a comparison of one thing to another, using the words “l(fā)ike” or “as”.,In her green suit she was like springtime come alive. (Para. 7),Her eyes were blue as flowers. (para.7),Metaphor:,A suggested but not stated comparison of on

51、e thing to another.,Rhetorical Device in our Text:,While I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. (Para. 14),A suggested comparison between bitterness of taste and that of disappointment.,Rhetorical Device in our Text:,Metaphor:,Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart.

52、 A romance was budding.,Seed _ soil.,grows in,Love _ heart.,grows in,Seed _ soil.,Love _ heart.,buds in,buds in,Next, we are going to discuss description.,Description of characters:,A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears

53、; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive.,Description of characters:,figure: long and slim hair: golden, in curls ears: delicate eyes: blue as flowers lips and chin: gentle firmness she: springtime come al

54、ive.,A woman well past 40, she had graying hair pinned up under a worn hat. She was more than a little overweight, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes.,Description of characters:,Description of characters:,age: well past 40 hair: graying figure: overweight feet: thick-ankled hat: worn

55、 shoes: low-heeled.,Thats all for “Text Analysis”,Review of Text,Unit Five Text A,Sentence patterns:,not , but ,Text sentence:,Taking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin.,Sentence patterns:,More examples:,He decli

56、ned the invitation, not because he was unwilling to go, but because he couldnt afford the time.,The cab driver failed to write a letter to his old friend, not because _ , but because _.,he had forgotten him,he was not much of a hand at writing,Sentence patterns:,More examples:,The businessman made a

57、 fortune, not through his own efforts, but through some illegal means.,He got very high scores this semester, not through _ , but through _.,his own hard work,cheating in exams,Sentence patterns:,More examples:,Mother prepared all these delicious dishes, not for anybody else, but for her own birthda

58、y party.,These decisions are made, not for _ , but for _ .,the interests of the school,the interests of the students,Sentence patterns:,獨立結構：,Text sentence:,A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. (para.7),She was more than a little overweight, her thick-ankled feet thrust into

59、 low-heeled shoes. (para.10),See “Structure” exercise 1 on page 150.,Structure exercise 1:,1),Europa is one of Jupiters four bright satellites. All the four are named after characters in Greek mythology.,Europa is one of Jupiters four bright satellites, all named after characters in Greek mythology.,Struc